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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Dialogue, Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character present or discussed in the First Dialogue is a stand-in for the Marquis de Sade?
(a) Madame de Saint-Ange.
(b) Eugenie.
(c) Chevalier.
(d) Dolmance.

2. Which of the following groups is not one that Sade refers to specifically in To the Libertines?
(a) Clergy.
(b) Girls.
(c) Women.
(d) Profligates.

3. In this section of the Third Dialogue, Madame explains to Eugenie the importance of being what?
(a) A supplicant.
(b) A lady.
(c) A whore.
(d) A single woman.

4. To what iconic literary figure does Chevalier compare himself and his sister in the First Dialogue?
(a) Oedipus Rex.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Aneas.

5. According to Madame de Sainte-Ange in the First Dialogue, what is Dolmance's preferred sex act?
(a) Cunnilingus.
(b) Sodomy.
(c) Vaginal intercourse.
(d) Fellatio.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Third Dialogue, what topic does Eugenie broach that makes Dolmance scoff and chastise her?

2. What color is Eugenie's hair?

3. Who does Sade recommend his young girl readers emulate?

4. Who is the first character to begin kissing and caressing Eugenie?

5. What role models does Dolmance detest vocally regarding his virtue-vice argument?

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